Ken "Nippy" Hall is arguably the greatest basketball player in
UMass Boston history. Hall began his career as the school began its
basketball program and finished his career as one of the first
four-year letterman at the school. That fact alone is noteworthy,
but Hall still stands as the Beacons' all-time leading scorer with
1,945 points in 95 games to average 20.5 points per outing and
ranks number one in career field goals made with 831 and assists
with 458 (4.8 apg.). One of the most well-rounded players in
school-history, Hall finished with 731 rebounds (7.7 rpg.) to rank
third on the career ladder and places second with 231 steals, while
owning a .495 (831-1679) career field goal percentage to put him
eighth in UMB annals. The 6'4" forward averaged no less than 18.6
points per game and increased his average in every season he was at
UMass Boston, including his senior campaign that saw him score 23.5
points per game as the nation's 10th-leading scorer. Hall was named
to the NABC All-District and ECAC All-Star squads for both his
junior and senior seasons, while leading the Beacons to the best
two-year record (36-19, .655%) in the program's history, which
included the team's first NCAA appearance and a national ranking on
the heals of a 19-9 record in 1982-83 and an ECAC Tournament
showing in 1983-84. A two-year captain, Hall was the team's Most
Valuable Player as a junior and senior and was named a tournament
MVP five times in his last year and was selected to 10
all-tournament teams in his final two seasons. Following his
collegiate playing career, Hall remained active within the
community, playing basketball for 10 years in the BNBL with the
Shelburne Mash and also spent 10 years in the New England Pro-Am
league. He has coached in the BNBL, at Northeastern University
summer camps and at the Perkins Community Center for over 20 years.
He's currently the Assistant Director of Facilities at Roxbury
Community College.